BUSINESS AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES DOD AWARDED CONTRACTS

Alliant Techsystems Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $12,690,000 firm-fixed-price, labor hour, and cost-plus-fixed-fee undefinitized contract action for contractor logistic support. Contractor will provide CLS for the Iraqi Air Force’s Cessna 208B ISR caravan and the Cessna 208B Armed Caravan fleet. Work will be performed in Iraq, and is expected to be complete by June 30, 2016. This contract is 100-percent foreign military sales to Iraq. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma, is the contracting activity (FA8106-16-C-0004).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Cubic Defense Applications, Inc., San Diego, California, has been awarded a maximum $76,365,109 firm-fixed-price contract for parts for personnel locator systems. This was a sole source acquisition using justification 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). This is a five-year base contract with no option periods. Location of performance is California, with a Dec. 23, 2020, performance completion date. Using military service is Army. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2016 Army working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime, Aberdeen, Maryland (SPRBL1-16-D-0001).

Belleville Shoe Co.,* Belleville, Illinois, has been awarded a maximum $29,871,013 firm-fixed-price contract for men’s and women’s temperate weather sage boots. This was a competitive acquisition with two responses received. This is a one-year base contract with four option periods. Locations of performance are Illinois and Arkansas, with a Dec. 24, 2020, performance completion date. Using military service is Air Force. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2016 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Troop Support, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (SPEIC1-16-D-1023).

DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp. Aerospace Systems, El Segundo, California, has been awarded a $93,076,636 Other Transaction Agreement for prototype project – Tactically Exploited Reconnaissance Node (Tern) program, Phase III. The Tern program will design, develop, and demonstrate enabling technologies and system attributes for a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle and shipboard-capable launch and recovery system allowing operations from smaller ships. The Tern Phase III program will focus on the design, fabrication, and testing of a prototype Tern Demonstration System. The face value of the OTA is $132,473,192 with a contractor’s cost share of $39,396,556 and the total estimated government share of $93,076,636. Work will be performed in El Segundo, California; Newport News, Virginia; Benbrook, Texas; El Cajon, California; Cincinnati, Ohio; East Aurora, New York; Dulles, Virginia; Mojave, California and Spark, Nevada with an estimated completion of November 2017. Fiscal 2015 and 2016 research and development funds in the amount of $29,563,813 are being obligated at time of the award. DARPA, Arlington, Virginia, is the contracting activity (HR0011-16-9-0003).

*Small business

AIR FORCE

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc., Poway, California, has been awarded a $57,401,850 undefinitized contract action for MQ-9 contractor logistics support. Work will be performed at Poway, California and multiple overseas locations, and is expected to be complete by March 31, 2017. This contract is 100-percent foreign military sales to the United Kingdom. This award is the result of a sole-source acquisition. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, is the contracting activity (FA8620-15-G-4040 0017).

Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, has been awarded a $7,255,120 modification (P00074) to previously awarded contract FA8625-11-C-6600 for a KC-46 engineering manufacturing and development study. Contractor will provide a study which will assess capabilities or filtering changes from the Common Interactive Broadcast waveform and associated software and deliver a final study via an existing contract data requirements list. Work will be performed at Seattle, Washington, and is expected to be complete by June 23, 2017. Fiscal year 2015 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $7,255,120 are being obligated at the time of award. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is the contracting activity.

NAVY

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Owego, New York, is being awarded an $117,152,307 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-11-C-0020) for the manufacture and delivery of 10 MH-60R Mission Avionics Systems and Common Cockpits for the government of Saudi Arabia under the Foreign Military Sales program. This modification includes recurring engineering and program support required to execute the production and delivery of the mission avionics and common cockpits. Work will be performed in Owego, New York (45 percent); Farmingdale, New York (27 percent); McKinney, Texas (12 percent); East Syracuse, New York (3 percent); Woodland Hills, Calif. (3 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (2 percent); Ciudad Real, Spain (2 percent); St, Charles, Missouri (1 percent); Corona, California (1 percent); Everett, Washington (1 percent); Victor, New York (1 percent); Stratford, Connecticut (1 percent); and various locations throughout the United States (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in April 2019. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $117,152,307 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Owego, New York, is being awarded $110,179,575 for firm-fixed-price delivery order 4012 against basic ordering agreement N00019-14-G-0019 for non-recurring engineering in support of the MH-60R aircraft. This order is for the development, test and qualification of the MH-60R Mission Avionics Systems and Common Cockpits configuration for production for the Government of Saudi Arabia under the Foreign Military Sales Program. Work will be performed in Owego, New York (82 percent); Farmingdale, New York (9 percent); McKinney, Texas (3 percent); Salt Lake City, Utah (2 percent); Corona, California (2 percent); Hampton, Virginia (1 percent), and East Syracuse, New York (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in June 2019. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $110,179,575 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Connecticut, was awarded an $89,847,082 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-13-C-2128) on Dec. 21, for the purchase of missile tube long lead time material for the common missile compartment program in support of the Ohio Class Replacement. This is a Joint U.S. / United Kingdom (UK) contract that combines purchases for the U.S. Navy (34 percent) and the government of the United Kingdom (66 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. Work will be performed in Quonset Point, Rhode Island and is expected to be completed by December 2019. Foreign military sales, and fiscal 2016 research, development, test & evaluation (Navy) funds in the amount of $59,991,135 were obligated at time of award and will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

DZSP 21 LLC, Marlton, New Jersey, is being awarded $42,900,395 modification under a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N62742-15-C-1160) to exercise the first option to extend services for base operations support services at Joint Region Marianas. The work to be performed provides for facility support and base operating support for the following services: management and administration, port operations, ordnance, material management, facility management, facility investment, electrical, wastewater, water, base support vehicles and equipment, and environmental services. After award of this option, the total cumulative contract value will be $100,116,043. Work will be performed at various installations in the United States Territory of Guam, and work is expected to be completed June 2016. Fiscal 2016 working capital funds (Navy); fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Navy); fiscal 2016 Defense health program funds; fiscal 2016 working capital funds (Defense); fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Defense agencies); and fiscal 2016 Defense commissary agency account contract funds in the amount of $26,613,392 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Marianas, Guam, is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., Goleta, California, is being awarded $41,926,566 for fixed-price-incentive-fee order 0003 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-15-G-0003) to manufacture, test and deliver full rate production lot 15 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Radar Warning Receivers for the U.S. Marine Corps (30), and weapon replaceable assemblies for the government of Switzerland. Work will be performed in Forest, Mississippi (75 percent), Goleta, California (22 percent) and McKinney, Texas (3 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2017. Fiscal 2014 and 2015 aircraft procurement (Navy) and foreign military sales funds in the amount of $41,926,566 will be obligated on this award, $24,266,800 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Navy ($36,113,146; 86 percent) and Government of Switzerland ($5,813,420; 14 percent) Program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is being awarded a $30,638,304 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00030-16-C-0005) for new procurement of efforts for sustainment of the United States (U.S.) and United Kingdom (U.K.) SSBN Fire Control System (FCS), the U.S. SSGN Attack Weapon Control System, including training and support equipment. Also included is the development of Missile Fire Control for the Ohio Replacement and U.K. Successor Common Missile Compartment Program through production of one U.K. SSBN system. This modification adds the first increment of the five-year multi-year basic contract. The work will be performed in Pittsfield Massachusetts (90.0 percent); Bremerton, Washington, (3.8 percent); Kings Bay, Georgia (2.8 percent); Dahlgren, Virginia (1.0 percent); Cape Canaveral, Florida (1.0 percent); Portsmouth, Virginia (1.0 percent); and the United Kingdom (0.4 percent) with an expected completion date of December 2020. Fiscal 2014 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $1,342,000, are being obligated on this award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year; fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance (Navy) funds in the amount of $2,896,000, are being obligated on this award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year; fiscal 2016 other procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $11,342,225, are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year; fiscal 2016 research, development, test and evaluation funds in the amount of $5,640,596 are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year; and U.K. funding in the amount of $9,417,483 are being obligated on this award, none of which expires at the end of the current fiscal year. Strategic Systems Programs, Washington, District of Columbia, is the contracting activity.

Motorola Solutions, Inc., Columbia, Maryland, is being awarded a $20,459,980 firm-fixed-price contract for lifecycle sustainment of the Enterprise Land Mobile Radio system for Naval Facilities Engineering Command Anti-Terrorism/Force Protection Ashore Program Systems at various Navy installations worldwide. The work to be performed provides for preventive maintenance of hardware and software; response and resolution of service calls for corrective maintenance to include equipment repair, overhaul, or replacement; asset and configuration management; password management; and software upgrade installation. The contract also contains three unexercised options, which if exercised would increase cumulative contract value to $76,237,089. Work will be performed worldwide, and is expected to be completed by December 2017. If all options are exercised, work will continue through December 2020. Fiscal 2016 operation and maintenance (Navy) contract funds in the amount of $20,459,980 are obligated on this award and will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was solicited on a sole source basis. Statutory authority for the use of other than full and open competition is found at 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1(iii) – only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Port Hueneme, California, is the contracting activity (N39430-16-C-1812).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $19,974,513 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-15-C-0031) for hardware and labor for configuration of the Automatic Logistics Information System Operational Representative Environment in support of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida (90 percent) and Owego, New York (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2017. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement (Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy) funds in the amount of $19,974,513 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract combines purchases for the U.S. Air Force ($10,221,063; 50 percent), the U.S. Marine Corps ($4,876,725; 25 percent); U.S. Navy ($4,876,725; 25 percent). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Rolls-Royce Engine Services-Oakland, Inc., Oakland, California, is being awarded an $18,035,505 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-13-D-0019) to exercise an option for the depot repair of T56-A-427 engines, including the repair of power sections, torque meters, gearboxes, and accessories in support of the E-2 Advanced Hawkeye aircraft. Work will be performed in Oakland, California (97 percent); Indianapolis, Indiana (2 percent); Jacksonville, Florida (.34 percent); Rocky Mount, North Carolina (.33 percent); and Mentor, Ohio (.33 percent), and is expected to be completed in September 2016. Funds are not being obligated at time of award. Funds will be obligated on individual task orders as they are issued. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Northrop Grumman Corp., Aerospace Systems, San Diego, California, is being awarded a $10,423,637 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for sustainment and logistics services in support of MQ-8 Fire Scout Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Services to be provided include systems and software engineering, training and integrated logistical support. Work will be performed in San Diego, California (90 percent) and Point Mugu, California (10 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2016. Fiscal 2015 and 2016 research, development, test and evaluation (Navy); fiscal 2016 operations and maintenance (Navy); and fiscal 2016 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $10,033,693 are being obligated at time of award; $2,927,385 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00019-16-C-0023).

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Washington, is being awarded an $8,976,456 modification to a previously awarded fixed-price-incentive-firm contract (N00019-12-C-0112) for logistics supportability analysis data for the Naval Supply Systems Command in support of the P-8A aircraft. Work will be performed in Seattle, Washington (95 percent); and St. Louis, Missouri (5 percent) and is expected to be completed in December 2017. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement (Navy) funds in the amount of $8,976,456 will be obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded a $34,136,629 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursable contract for services for the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Special Communications Mission Solutions (SMCS) Division. These efforts will include life cycle support services and incidental materials to the SCMS Division in support of fielded C-E equipment/systems and subsystems including maintenance, logistic, and life cycle sustainment; logistics management and planning; integrated logistics support; in-service support; engineering support services; training; technical documentation and data; configuration management; technical management; and hardware tracking. These C-E equipment/systems and subsystems include shipboard, shore based (fixed, transportable, and ground mobile), airborne, and handheld/manpackable platforms. Work will be performed in St. Inigoes, Maryland (30 percent); Fayetteville, North Carolina (30 percent); Chesapeake, Virginia (20 percent); and San Diego, California (20 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2017. Fiscal 2016 Navy working capital funds in the amount of $361,585 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity (N00421-16-C-0035).

BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire, is being awarded a $7,562,501 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive fee contract (N00019-15-C-0038) to exercise an option for the procurement of five OE-120 Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System antenna systems for the governments of Korea (3) and Japan (2). Work will be performed in Nashua, New Hampshire, and is expected to be completed in March 2018. Foreign military sales funds in the amount of $7,562,501 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This modification combines purchase for the government of Korea ($4,537,501; 60 percent) and Japan ($3,025,000; 40 percent) under the Foreign Military Sales program. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the contracting activity.

Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida was awarded a $130,610,000 firm-fixed-price incrementally funded foreign military sales contract (Qatar) for the AH-64 modernized day sensor assembly. One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida with an estimated completion date of March 1, 2019. Fiscal 2010, 2015 other procurement funds in the amount of $130,610,000 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois is the contracting activity (W52P1J-16-C-0015).

General Dynamics Land Systems, Sterling Heights, Michigan was awarded an $11,520,705 modification (P00020) to contract W56HZV-11-C-0109 for the receipt, storage, testing, repair, and upgrade of line replaceable units and shop replaceable units for the Abrams Tank, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, and the Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge. Work will be performed at Ft. Hood, Texas with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2016. Fiscal 2016 other procurement funds in the amount of $11,520,705 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command Warren, Michigan is the contracting activity.

Day & Zimmermann Lone Star LLC, Texarkana, Texas was awarded a $10,687,928 firm-fixed-price contract with options for M67 Fragmentation Hand Grenades and M228 Practice Hand Grenade fuses. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work will be performed in Texarkana, Texas with an estimated completion date of Dec. 31, 2019. Fiscal 2014, 2015 other procurement (Army) funds in the amount of $10,687,928 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois is the contracting activity (W52P1J-16-C-0001).

Raytheon Southeast Asia Systems Co., Andover, Massachusetts was awarded a $9,277,099 firm-fixed-price foreign military sales contract (Kuwait) for technical assistance for the PATRIOT system. One bid was solicited with one received. Work will be performed in Andover, Massachusetts with an estimated completion date of Dec. 23, 2016. Fiscal 2016 other procurement funds in the amount of $4,545,778 were obligated at the time of the award. Army Contracting Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-16-C-0022).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Irvine, California, has been awarded a maximum $12,185,438 firm-fixed-price contract for weapons system support. This was a sole-source acquisition using justification 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). This is a five-year base contract with no option periods. Locations of performance are California, Ohio, Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts, South Carolina, New York and Michigan, with a Dec. 31, 2020, performance completion date. Using military services are Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Defense Logistics Agency. Type of appropriation is fiscal 2016 through fiscal 2021 defense working capital funds. The contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Aviation, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama (SPE4AX-16-D-9401).

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